Family seeks justice after alleged drunken driver absent from court

UPDATED 7:58 AM MDT Jun 14, 2013

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -

Family members of Kimberly Jaramillo poured into an Albuquerque courtroom Thursday to look their mother’s alleged killer in the eye. However, Chris Colomo didn’t show up -- and it’s not the first time.

“Me and my family are here to support my mom, to make sure that justice is being done, and yet, he’s (Colomo) not here,” said Andrew Montoya, Jaramillo’s son.

This wasn’t the first time Colomo was a no show. After pleading no contest to drunk driving and killing Jaramillo in 2009, he avoided a nine-year prison sentence.

He vanished the day after he first reported to state corrections for probation. Colomo was on the run until April, when an officer chased him down in Raton.

The attorney representing Colomo said he doesn’t know why his client is in Raton, or when he will be in Albuquerque to face a judge.

Jaramillo’s family members said they were worried Colomo will never be punished for what he did.

“I want my sister to rest in peace, and she’s not until we get him to pay for what he did,” said Jaramillo’s sister, Tina.

Albuquerque police have also charged Colomo with domestic violence in January. Police said he also tried to run over a Bernalillo County sheriff’s deputy.